John Dumelo Ghanaian Actor Donates To Ebola Victims In Sierra Leone

Back in February 2013, the actor was in Cameroon where he donated books and pencils to several primary schools in the Bonadikombo rural division in the South West Region.

Ghanaian movie star John Dumelo is giving back to Ebolavictims in Sierra Leone, one of the countries in Africa the deadly disease massively affected.

The actor donated some school and health items while visiting the Sierra Leone community in Maryland, USA Monday morning.

The John Dumelo Foundation in partnership with the organizers of the "Ebola Must Go"

Man bags 3 months for stealing MTN generator battery

An Enugu Magistrates’ Court on Monday sentenced one Friday Eze, 24, of Enugu North Local Government Area to three months imprisonment for stealing an MTN generator battery.

In her judgment, the Presiding Magistrate, Mrs  Ifeoma Oruruo, said the convict understood the charge read to him and pleaded guilty to the one count charge brought against him.

Oruruo said that the confession made by the convict at the Central Police Station, Enugu, confirmed that he committed the offence as he equally pleaded for leniency.

According to her, the offence ordinarily attracts 14 years imprisonment “but because you pleaded guilty and asked for leniency, there must be a balanced justice while condemning the act”.

The magistrate, therefore, sentenced the accused to three months imprisonment with an option to pay the sum of N30, 000.

The police prosecutor, ASP Kwe-Kwe Ajor, had earlier told the court that the matter was reported to the Central Police Station on July 27, 2014 by an official of the MTN, Kingsley Okafor.

Ajor said that the convict broke into the MTN mast at Udi, near Enugu, and stole the generator battery at about three a.m.in the morning of the fateful day.

He said that when the convict was arrested, he pleaded with the police, saying that it was first time of stealing. (NAN)

56 die in South Sudan road crash

A medical director in Juba Hospital confirmed on Monday that more than 56 people were killed in a traffic accident in South Sudan.

He said, on condition of anonymity, that the accident occurred when a minibus collided with a truck on a road linking South Sudan with Uganda.

“The victims could be more, but those who were brought to the hospital are 56,” he said.

He said traffic has been heavy along roads linking South Sudan with its neighboring countries since last September when violence erupted between government troops and fighters loyal to former South Sudanese Vice-President Riek Machar.

The conflict and the deteriorating humanitarian conditions have forced thousands of Southern Sudanese to flee to Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan and Uganda.

Spanish embassy official found dead in Sudan

Police in Sudan say a Spanish embassy official has been found stabbed to death in the capital, Khartoum.

The 61-year-old, who has not been named, was the head of the visa section at the embassy, and had been living in Sudan for three years.

He was found dead at his home in Khartoum’s eastern district of Garden City in the early hours of Monday, officials said.

The police and Sudan’s foreign ministry said an investigation was under way.

A diplomatic source in Spain confirmed the death, according to Reuters news agency.

The motive behind the attack was not immediately clear.

A Russian official and his wife were wounded in a stabbing outside the Russian embassy in Khartoum in January.

However, it is relatively uncommon for consular staff to be targeted in Sudan

Sambo pays homage to Sanusi

Vice president,  Namadi Sambo  swallows oride, pay homage to the new emir of Kano,  Alhaji Muhammad Sanusi II, Tuesday in his palace.

The delayed public recognition by the number two citizen barely 4 months after the investiture of former Apex Governor as the emir of Kano was however made possible by the death of an influential Kano prince and Galadiman Kano,  Alhaji Tijjani Hashim.

Sambo arrived Kano on Monday as head of Federal government delegation to witness the funeral prayers of his late godfather lhaji Tijjani Hashim and shortly after paid a condolence

Scotland 'No' fails to stop Catalan secession push

Scotland's decision to stay within the United Kingdom cost separatists across Europe political momentum they could have gained for their own independence ambitions. But the regional parliament in Spain's Catalonia was still expected on Friday to grant its leader the power to call a secession referendum denounced as illegal by the central government in Madrid.

Jonathan existed over NYSC member’s N10,000 donates towards 2015 Election

 President Goodluck Jonathan was on Friday in Abuja excited by the N10,000 donated toward his re-election by a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member, Ezemagu Nnamdi.

The President’s feeling is contained in a statement issued by Dr Reuben Abati, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity.

Abati said that Jonathan was deeply touched and encouraged by the immense support from Nigerians in a letter to the young Nigerian identified as the donor, currently serving.

The President was quoted as saying he would continue to count on the support, goodwill

Synagogue members prevented rescue efforts, death toll to rise

Followers of a controversial preacher and televangelist prevented rescue workers from getting to victims of a collapsed building in Lagos last week, in an accident that claimed the lives of at least 84 people, according to a Nigerian official.

Nigerian Emergency Management Agency said Friday that lives were lost as a result of church officials preventing workers from rescuing people trapped inside the multi-storey shopping mall and hotel in the port city.

Ebola Outbreak: Why China, World Bank Aren't Giving Aid To Nigeria

China has announced a donation of $32.5 million and the World Bank has approved a $105 million grant to support the fight against Ebola in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea

Foreign aid for countries battling the Ebola outbreak has continued to pour in with China announcing a donation of$32.5 million and the World Bank approving Foreign aid for countries battling the Ebola outbreak has continued to pour in with China announcing a donation of $32.5 million and the World Bank approving a $105 million grant to boost efforts to combat the disease.

Ebola: Lagos clears last suspect, affirms Sept. 22 resumption date

The Lagos State Government on Friday said the last suspected case of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in the state had been cleared having tested negative after surveillance.

Gov. Babatunde Fashola disclosed this while giving an update on the virus at the Secretariat Central Mosque, Alausa, where he observed Jumat Prayers.

The governor said the development meant that the state was now Ebola free and that it was safe enough for schools to resume on Sept. 22.

“The last time when we discussed the issue, I told you that about 19 people were still under observation over the Ebola Virus Disease.They were there not because they had the disease but because they were showing suspected symptoms.

“But I am glad to report to you that the last person under surveillance was cleared this morning. He tested negative and that means there is no more Ebola in Lagos.

“Now that the disease has been successfully contained, schools can resume for normal academic session,” he said.

Fashola said the declaration that the state was now free did not mean Ebola threats had been completely eliminated.

According to him, the situation in Sierra Leone, Liberia and other high risk countries meant cross–border transmission threat is still there.

Fashola approves promotion of Lagos civil servants

Dr Olujobi Ososanya, the Chairman, Lagos State Civil Service Commission on Friday said Gov. Babatunde Fashola had approved the release of promotion results held from March 15 to March 22.

Ososanya said this shortly after a meeting with management and staff of the commission.

He said that letters would be distributed to successful officers from Oct. 1.

“About 3, 967 officers were presented for promotion, while 70 per cent of them were successful,’’ the chairman said.

Champions League: Guardiola hails Bayern fighting spirit

Bayern Munich coach Pep Guardiola hailed his team’s fighting spirit after their last-gasp UEFA Champions League win over Manchester City, Soccerway reports.

The Bavarian giants required a stunning 90th-minute strike from ex-City defender Jerome Boateng to settle the Group E contest in Munich on Wednesday.

City started brightly but could not find a way through a stubborn Bayern defence at the Allianz Arena.

Guardiola tinkered things to cope with the Premier League side’s presence out wide and saw his side improve before Boateng fired into the top-right corner in the dying stages.

Black Magic Man Sells His Wife To Juju Men For N800K

The suspect, from Plateau state, reportedly sold his wife to ritualists for a sum of N800,000

A man in Plateau state has been arrested by the police after he allegedly sold his wife to ritualists for N800,000.

Maimako Shephang is said to have deceived his wife, Agnesinto going to fetch firewood but when they arrived at a wooded area, he allegedly handed her over to two men in masks.

Decapitated body found in Egypt's Sinai

The decapitated body of a man was found on Friday in a town in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, security officials said, the latest in a series of beheadings allegedly carried out by jihadists.

Local residents found the body on the side of a road in Sheikh Zuweid, near North Sinai's provincial capital of El-Arish.

Hollande asks Europe for patience with France

President Francois Hollande pleaded with Germany and other European partners on Thursday to be patient with France and give it more time to reform before it meets EU deficit targets, admitting that results were coming too slowly.

Hollande announced at a news conference that Paris would join the United States in air strikes in Iraq to combat Islamic State fighters and send a military field hospital to Guinea to help fight the ebola epidemic gripping West Africa, Reuters reports.

Alao-Akala picks PDP N3m nomination form for 2015 governorship race

Former Gov. Adebayo Alao-Akala of Oyo State and an aspirant of the Peoples  Democratic Party (PDP) on Friday collected the nomination form for the 2015 governorship election.

The aspirant, who paid the mandatory N3 million fees, collected the form at the party secretariat in Ibadan through his Committee of Friends.

Vatican security doubled over terror threat

The security detail around St Peter's Square has been "doubled" after recent reports that Pope Francis might be a target for the Islamic State jihadist group, Italy's ANSA news agency said on Friday.

Coutinho handles rough treatment

 Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers insists he has no concerns over Philippe Coutinho's ability to handle the physical side of the Premier League ahead of his team's clash with West Ham on Saturday.

Coutinho was given some rough treatment in Liverpool's 1-0 defeat to Aston Villa at Anfield last weekend which appeared to knock him off his game.

But Rodgers claimed the diminutive Brazilian playmaker can deal with that aspect of the game ahead of another potentially tough afternoon against the Hammers at Upton Park.

"I don't think it's a question now if

Ukraine leader warns of Russia threat, seeks support

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Thursday called for greater political and military support from Washington and tighter sanctions on Russia as he told US lawmakers that Kremlin aggression represented a threat to global security, AFP reports.

Speaking to a joint meeting of the US Congress, Poroshenko spoke of the threats posed by proxy wars, terrorism and extremist movements, warning: “If they are not stopped now, they will cross European borders and spread throughout the globe.”

Poroshenko was in Washington to meet President Barack Obama at the White House, but he first took his message of defiance and freedom to Congress, where he received several standing ovations for seeking US support and pledging to stand up to Kremlin-backed aggression.

Police use torture to extract confession from suspects –Amnesty

Amnesty International has challenged the Federal Government to criminalise the use of torture by the Police and military as a tool of investigations.

The movement stated that the military had detained, at least, 5,000 persons for terrorism since 2009 when military operations began against Boko Haram, many of whom, it alleged, were tortured or otherwise ill-treated.

The police and the military routinely torture

Man kills 6 grandchildren in US shooting

A once-convicted felon killed six of his grandchildren, including an infant, his adult daughter and himself in a shooting at the man's home in a small town in rural northern Florida, a sheriff said.

Gilchrist County Sheriff Robert Schultz at a news conference Thursday identified the shooter as 51-year-old Don Spirit. He would not say if the woman killed was the mother of any of the two boys and four girls, some of whom spent a lot of time at the rural home.

Schultz said a deputy who arrived after Spirit called emergency services to say he might harm himself and others made contact with the man, who then committed suicide. Authorities then found the other seven bodies.

At a later news conference, Schultz released the

Ebola: S-West governors direct schools to re-open Monday

Ogun trains 15,000 teachers, Lagos to sanction defaulting schools .Osun fixes Oct 6

By Dayo Johnson, Ola Ajayi ,  Amaka Abayomi & Daud   Olatunji

LAGOS — LAGOS and other South West states besides Osun, have directed the resumption of primary and secondary schools on Monday as directed by the Federal Government, with a  stern warning from Lagos State government that it will sanction schools that default in implementing the basic preventive measures Ebola Virus Disease EVD, as directed by the Minister of Education, Ibrahim Shekarau.

This came as no fewer than 15,000 teachers from both private and public schools in Ogun

Exposing the CBN Boko Haram “sponsor”

WHEN the Australian negotiator, Dr Stephen Davis, alleged that an unnamed top official of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) was among the sponsors of the Boko Haram insurgency in Nigeria many people took his words with a pinch of salt as he had also named a former Chief of Army Staff, retired Lt Gen Azubuike Ihejirika, and former Governor Ali Modu Sheriff.

Nigeria’s Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has added his voice to this allegation, affirming that his own independent inquiries showed that the same individual is indeed culpable. He went on to say that the name of the person has been made available to the highest authority in the land.

Terry G: Singer's Pure Water Business Is Booming

Terry G's pure water is now the most lucrative venture the singer has tried his hands on.

When the Free Madness crooner, Terry G, whose real name is Gabriel Amanyi, revealed that he is set to go into another business venture, precisely the ever lucrative sachet water business, popularly called pure water, many thought he was not serious.

Lots of his fans questioned the wisdom in investing in such a venture which they think is well below his status but the Akpako master trudged on and put things in place for the business to be a succcess.

Today, those who live in the Iju, Ishaga, Akute, Ajuwon and Agbado axis, all in the outskirts of Lagos, can attest to the fact that Terry G Water is one of the fastest growing business, maybe due to the popularity of the owner or the fact that such a business venture is always a sure bet.

Terry G Water trucks are all over the place and is gradually taking over the pure water business in that axis.

Who says the guy has no sense?

SA death toll in Nigeria collapse rises to 84

The number of South Africans killed in a building collapse in Nigeria has increased from 67 to 84, SABC radio newsreported on Friday.

    South Africa's high commissioner to Nigeria, Lulu Louis Mnguni, told the state broadcaster in an interview on Friday morning that the death toll had been revised upwards.

"The number has risen to 84," Mnguni said.

He said the search for those unaccounted for had been called off; and those people were now presumed dead.

17 bodies outstanding

"The search... has come to a conclusion. There were still 17 bodies outstanding," said Mnguni.

Boko Haram 15 Soldiers Imprisoned For Refusing To Fight

The soldiers were reportedly sentenced to spend 4 years each in prison for refusing to join the fight against Boko Haram

According to reports, 15 soldiers of the Nigerian Army have each been sentenced to 4 years imprisonment for refusing to go to battle against terrorist sect, Boko Haram.

The soldiers, attached to the 23rd Armoured Brigade in Yola, Adamawa state, were detained for three weeks before they were sentenced by a court martial on charges of insubordination, Leadership reports.

A senior military officer reportedly confirmed the verdict saying:

“The soldiers had allegedly refused the orders of their superiors to draft back to the theatre of war.

“In the military tradition, a soldier is expected to obey the last order but the 15 soldiers convicted by the military command were adjudged to have committed acts of insubordination by their refusal to draft to the warfront.”

This comes after 12 soldiers were sentenced to death for mutiny after they attacked and shot their commander in Borno state.

Malala's attackers arrested

The Taliban gunmen who tried to kill Pakistani schoolgirl campaigner Malala Yousafzai in the country's restive northwest two years ago have been arrested, the army said on Friday.

Militants boarded the teenage activist's school bus and shot her in the head in October 2012 for her outspoken views on girls' education, in an attack that also wounded two of her friends.

Malala survived and went on to earn international plaudits for her courageous and determined fight for all children to have the right to go to school.

The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed the attack almost immediately but no arrests have been announced until now.

The detention of the 10 suspects involved the army, police and intelligence agencies and was part of the Pakistani military's ongoing offensive against the TTP and other extremist outfits.

"The group involved in the attack on Malala Yousafzai has been arrested," Major General Asim Bajwa told a news conference.

The group had a hitlist of 22 targets in addition to Malala, all ordered by the TTP's current leader Maulana Fazlullah, Bajwa said.

All its members were from Malakand, close to Mingora, the main town of Swat where Malala was attacked, he said. The leader Zafar Iqbal ran a furniture shop.

A spokesperson for the TTP's new hardline Jamat-ul-Ahrar faction Ehsanullah Ehsan denied the military's claims.

"Three people were involved in that attack, one of them is martyred and two are alive," Ehsan said in a statement.

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After narrowly surviving the murder bid - one bullet grazed her brain and passed through her neck before lodging in her shoulder - Malala was taken to Britain with her family for treatment, where she now lives.

The TTP have said they will try again to kill her if she ever returns to Pakistan.

Her courageous recovery has made her a global figure - she won the EU's prestigious Sakharov human rights prize last year and was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.

An address she gave to the United Nations General Assembly in July last year, in which she vowed she would never be silenced, earned her a standing ovation.

Malala first rose to prominence in 2009, aged just 11, with a blog for the BBC Urdu service chronicling life under Taliban rule in Swat, the beautiful valley in northwestern Pakistan where she lived.

She had become well-known in Pakistan as a young campaigner for girls' right to attend school after the Taliban took control of Swat in 2007, speaking out against the militants' ban on female education and their bombing of local schools.

Under the Islamist militants' bloody rule, opponents were murdered, people were publicly flogged for supposed breaches of sharia law, women were banned from going to markets -- and girls were stopped from going to school.

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In her autobiography published last year, Malala described receiving death threats in the months before the attack.

"At night I would wait until everyone was asleep," she writes. "Then I'd check every single door and window."

Now living in Britain's second city Birmingham, where she was flown for specialist treatment after the shooting, Malala also spoke in the book of her homesickness and her struggle to adjust to life in England.

A competitive schoolgirl who loves to be top of the class, the book revealed she is a fan of Canadian pop sensation Justin Bieber and the Twilight series of vampire romance novels.

But it is for her education campaigning that the 17-year-old is best known.

Accepting the Sakharov prize last year, she urged politicians to cut military spending and invest instead in education to create "a country with a talented, educated and skilful people"

South African ‘Arrested’ In Lagos Over Ebola Tests Negative

The female foreign national was apprehended at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport  in Lagos after showing symptoms of Ebola

The South African woman, who was taken into custody in Lagos over fears that she might have Ebola, has tested negative.

This was disclosed today, September 12, 2014 by theMinister of Health, Prof Onyebuchi Chukwu through his Special Assistant on Media and Communications, Dan Nwomeh.

The foreigner was apprehended at Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos on arrival from Morocco after she filled a health form and admitted to having symptoms of the disease.

The woman in question had also been in Sierra Leone andGuinea, which are currently experiencing outbreaks of the disease.

The minister also reportedly added that the foreigner is still being investigated for other diseases.

Ebola was brought into Nigeria in July 2014 by Liberian-American, Patrick Sawyer.

Police collect bodies of Indian flood victims

Authorities in Indian Kashmir collected bodies floating in the streets on Thursday as anger mounted over what many survivors said was a bungled operation to help those caught in the region’s worst flooding in 50 years,Reuters reports.

Both the Indian and Pakistan sides of the disputed Himalayan region have been hit by extensive flooding in recent days, and about 450 people have been killed, with Indian Kashmir’s main city of Srinagar particularly hard hit.

“Some air force officials have reported that they have seen bodies of women and children floating. We are making every effort to collect the bodies as soon as we can,” said Srinagar police officer Faizal Wani.

He later said police dragged the bodies of three men, including a news photographer, from the water near the center of the city famed for its lakes and mountain views.

The ferocity of the floods appeared to have caught the administration in Indian Kashmir by surprise and has prompted an outpouring of anger in a Muslim-majority region where a 25-year-old revolt against Indian rule simmers.

In Pakistan, the death toll climbed to 257 and more than half a million people have been affected by the floods, with large tracts of farmland inundated and houses swept away.

“I do not know how and from where the floods came from. It came so suddenly that even our experts were caught unaware,” Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said during a visit to Haveli, one of the worst-affected areas in Pakistani Kashmir.

In Srinagar, Wani said the army and state officials were moving survivors to field hospitals and relief camps on higher grounds. Nearly 100,000 people have been rescued by the military in the past week, many of them by helicopter.

Police said some Srinagar residents had been trapped in the top floors of their homes since the Jhelum river, swollen by unusually heavy rain, surged higher last week. The river flows from Indian Kashmir to the Pakistan side, and then down into Pakistan’s lower Indus river basin.

Officials say 220 people have been killed in Srinagar, a city of about 1 million people. City police officer Altaf Khan cited reports of bodies trapped beneath debris but said the scale of the disaster would only become clear once the water receded.

The Indian army has deployed about 30,000 troops for rescue and relief operations and soldiers distributed 224,000 liters of water and food to survivors. In a gesture of solidarity, staff at the Indian prime minister’s office gave up one day’s salary for flood relief.

Many people praised the army on social media for its efforts but others vented their anger at delays in getting help to survivors.

Basharat Peer, a journalist and author of a book on the Kashmir conflict, who is working as a volunteer in Srinagar, said the response to the disaster had been woeful.

“It is clear case of mismanagement. Why are the basic supplies still not made available?” Peer asked.

“There are thousands of people searching for their families They have no idea whether they are alive or dead. We have no clean drinking water, no medicines and food to feed the children,” he said.

Indian authorities in New Delhi said they had been overwhelmed by the flooding. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be conducting an emergency meeting to assess the disaster.

“We are just shocked to see how our paradise has been destroyed. Proper assessment of the disaster is yet to begin,” a senior interior ministry official in New Delhi said of Kashmir.

Pakistan’s heavily populated Punjab province was among the worst affected, with military helicopters evacuating thousands of people from the banks of the overflowing Chenab river.

In the city of Jhang, large swathes of land was under water on Thursday, with many residents refusing to leave for fear of losing their property, a Reuters reporter at the scene said

Arsenal wouldn’t sell me to a rival for €20m -Wilshere

Jack Wilshere claims Arsenal would not sell him to a major rival for €20 million (£16m), after the Gunners signed Danny Welbeck from Manchester United.

Louis van Gaal claimed on Thursday that Welbeck was allowed to leave Old Trafford because he did not prove his worth alongside the likes of Robin van Persie and Wayne Rooney, with the Gunners snapping up the England international on transfer deadline day.

Former United defender Gary Neville subsequently criticised United’s decision to sell the star – who scored a brace against Switzerland in the Three Lions’ opening Euro 2016 qualifier – and Wilshere does not believe the Gunners would let him leave so easily.

“Gary Neville knows what he’s talking about. He probably said what he said because Danny’s a Manchester United boy, he grew up there,” he is quoted as saying by The Independent. “It’s a bit like Arsenal letting me go for £16m. It probably won’t happen.

“In today’s market £16m is nothing really. With the quality Danny’s got, we have a bargain.

“There are not many players that leave one top club for another in England, especially English players. It’s unheard of really.

“Danny can make the difference for Arsenal this season. He has great quality and will be good for us.”

Wilshere is also determined to block out his critics, following accusations that he has failed to progress as expected in recent years, with the midfielder claiming that he only listens to coaches and managers that he trusts.

“I know the people who are going to help me in my career and who has an influence on me – the boss [Arsene Wenger] and a few coaches who I respect,” he added. “Everyone else can say what they want – I won’t listen to them.

“I think age is an easy excuse and I will never use it. You know, I’ve been around for a while now, it’s six years since I made my debut. In a normal career that would be 20 years, but football is a short career. I’m feeling good, fully fit and raring to go.

“When I was younger, I’d look at the criticism and when you have a bad game it gets on top of you. But in football you play every three days so there is always a time to put it right.

Army defeats Boko Haram in Konduga, Borno

The Nigerian Army on Friday in Abuja said its troops defeated more than 100

Boko Haram terrorists who launched an attack on Konduga, Borno, after about three hours of fierce fighting.

The information is contained in a statement signed by Col. Timothy Antigha on behalf of the Directorate of Army Public Relations.

The statement quoted Antigha as saying that the terrorists, at about 5.30 a.m. on Friday, launched a massive attack on Konduga town, about 35 kilometres from Maiduguri.

He said that apart from the staggering lose of men, Boko Haram also suffered extensive lose in equipment.

He added that three Hilux vans and one Buffalo vehicle with mounted anti-aircraft guns, three general purpose machine guns, over 30 AK47 rifles and two global positioning systems were recovered.

“Four soldiers were wounded in action. The entire area is still being combed for terrorists who may have escaped with bullet wounds.

“The morale of troops remains very high,” he said.

Antigha said photographs taken at the scene of the battle were being expected and would be forwarded as soon as they were received. (NAN)

The Show Is On: Big Brother Africa 2014 To Kick Off October 5

The previous Big Brother Africa House at Sasani Studios in Johannesburg, South Africa was burnt in a fire incident on September 2

The Big Brother Africa show will go on afterall as a new venue has been found in Johannesburg, South Africa for the 2014 edition tagged "Big Brother Hotshots".

The show, which was previously set for September 7, had to be postponed due to a fire incident in the old house at  Sasani Studios, also in Johannesburg, on September 2.

A press statement released by the organizers reads:

M-Net and Endemol SA are delighted to confirm that a new Big Brother house has been found in Johannesburg, South Africa following the devastating fire that demolished the original house on 2 September.

The search was concluded after exploring all possible options both locally and internationally, for a suitable venue to produce the 9th season of Africa’s biggest reality show.

M-Net and Endemol SA are pleased to announce that Big Brother Hotshots will officially launch on Sunday 5 October AT 19:00 CAT. As they countdown to the launch, fans across the continent can look forward to some pleasant surprises in true Biggie fashion.

The producers wish to thank fans far and wide for all the patience and continuous support over the past few days.

The reality show features contestants from all over Africa and the 2013 edition was won by Namibian beauty, Dillish Matthews

50 die in Synagogue church building collapse

No fewer than 50 persons have been feared dead, with several others injured during the collapse of a six-storey building in the Synagogue Church of All Nations in Ikotun, Lagos on Friday.

A correspondent of the News Agency of Nigerian at the scene reports that ambulances were seen taking people out of the collapse building to the Isolo General Hospital.

There had yet to be an official confirmation of the number of casualties.

Policemen were on the ground dispersing crowds, who were gathered outside the gate of the collapse building.

An eyewitness, who spoke to NAN on anonymity, said that the building collapse at around 1.30pm.

He said the building, which usually serves as a guest house for some foreigners and people from the neighbouring African countries, was completed four months ago.

The eyewitness added that the building, which was a four-storey building, was converted to six-storey building to accommodate more of its visitors.

”We were all surprised with this incidence. At around 1.30pm, the building collapsed while people were inside.

“This building was a four-storey building but it was converted to seven,” he said.

NAN also observed that Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, National Emergency Management Agency and the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps were also on the ground.

LASEMA officials were denied access into the premises of the church while journalists were also chased away from the scene of the incidence.

People, who attempted to take pictures of the scene were harassed by members of the church.

A six-storey building has collapsed at the headquarters of the Synagogue Church of all Nations, Ikotun, Lagos.

The building, which is located inside the church premises, is said to serve as a guest house for foreigners that visit the church.

Our correspondent reports that no fewer than 70 guests were said to be in the building when the building came down.

No reason had been given for the building collapse neither had the church issued a statement as of the time of filing this report.

Shocking: Liberian Woman Commits Suicide In Lagos

The woman was said to have fallen ill but she got no care due to Ebola fears
      According to reports, a Liberian woman has committed suicide on Bankole Street in the Isheri-Oke area of Lagos.

Punch reports that the resident of the area were thrown into confusion when they saw the woman hanging from a tree.

The deceased, was identified simply as Kate, and was said to be a worker in a pure water factory before her death.

Residents told Punch that the woman had been sick for a while but fear of Ebola, which was brought into Nigeria by Liberian, Patrick Sawyer, made people stay away from her.

One of the residents said:

 “We see her in this neighbourhood every day. She always looked sick but people stopped selling to her after the Ebola outbreak. It could be because she was Liberian and looked sickly. This might have frustrated her.”

Another resident said:

 “She attended a church in the area and her church members still saw her yesterday. I used to see her every day in the dress she died in. She was sick and people in this area had avoided her, especially after the Ebola outbreak.”

The incident is said to have been reported to the Isheri Police Division.